Asia ditches two-child policies as fears of demographic decline rise

Asia ditches two-child policies as fears of demographic decline rise

Officials in Vietnam, India and Indonesia pivot toward encouraging bigger families

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Singapore's quiet rise in the global 'deep tech' race

Singapore's quiet rise in the global 'deep tech' race

U.S.-China rivalry spurs investment in Asia's top startup ecosystem

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Expansion of Mobility Services and Its Impact on the Development of a Cashless Society in Indonesia(3)

Recent startup boom across Southeast Asia

Hugh growth potential in the region would be singled out above all things. The number of internet users in key countries of Southeast Asia like Myanmar and the Philippines has been mounting the fastest on the planet. There is eye-catching prediction that a whopping 480 million people almost nearing the entire inhabitants of the European Union will be fairly accessed to internet in Southeast Asia by 2020.

This could explain why global investment experts have been paying closer attention to this area where the youth covering roughly half of the whole population are climbing on the brand new era of the digital economy.

Recent startup boom across Southeast AStartup fever in Southeast Asia and its implication for India to improve indispensable public services(1)

Recent startup boom across Southeast Asia

Startup boom deserves to be named as one of the hot issues in Southeast Asia these days. Startup markets across Southeast Asia have been rapidly gaining momentums. 

As a matter of fact, locally born leaders of the digital economy such as Grab in Malaysia which acquired the Southeast Asian business unit of Uber in early 2018 have been acclaimed for changing the conventional industrial map in the region. According to Tech in Asia, a Singapore-based online technology media, startups in Southeast Asia enjoyed as much as $7.9 billion in investment in 2017.

Can Asia fall in love with tea again?

Coffee's rise has tea companies scrambling to rebrand the region's favorite drink

1. Please share your impression on this week's cover story.

2. Please name out the world's top two tea producers. In addition, which countries are world's three biggest tea drinkers in absolute terms?

3. What makes Pantjoran Tea House in Jakarta's Chinatown differentiate itself from coffee shops in the city's malls? 


4. What are the key factors lying behind top tea companies' recent efforts to rebrand Asia's favorite drink?

Setting the Tone

New Starts are bursting into Asia's music market – and the world is listening

1. Please share your impression on the new stars appeared in this week's article.

2. What are the key factors lying behind the emergence of new stars in the Asia's music industry?  

3. Which Asian stars come to your mind breaking national or regional barriers other than those in the entertainment field?

4. What Korean companies tapping into the Asian market should learn from Asian music sensations? 

Can Asia fall in love with tea again?

Coffee’s rise has tea companies scrambling to rebrand the region’s favorite drink

1. Please share your impression on this week’s cover story.

2. Please name out the world’s top two tea producers. In addition, which countries are world’s three biggest tea drinkers in absolute terms?

3. What makes Pantjoran Tea House in Jakarta’s Chinatown differentiate itself from coffee shops in the city’s malls? 

4. What are the key factors lying behind top tea companies’ recent efforts to rebrand Asia’s favorite drink?

5. If any, please let us know your own experience of enjoying teas in Asia.

Setting the Tone

New Stars are bursting into Asia’s music market – and the world is listening

1. Please share your impression on the new stars appeared in this week's article.

2. What are the key factors lying behind the emergence of new stars in the Asia's music industry?  

3. Which Asian stars come to your mind breaking national or regional barriers other than those in the entertainment field?

4. What Korean companies tapping into the Asian market should learn from Asian music sensations? 

5. If any, please let us know your own experience with hallyu(Korean wave) at home or abroad.

Improving the Quality of MBA Education in Korea, Japan and China(10)

Improving the Quality of MBA Education in Korea, Japan and China - Integrating East & West

In this regard, MBA schools should listen to corporate voices and be ready to adapt to changes. Master of Business and Engineering Program of Steinbeis University in Germany can be a good role model for Asian MBA schools. 

At Steinbeis University, students are admitted to school upon the corporate requests and sponsoring companies pay the student’s tuition in return for comprehensive study on specific projects of importance to them. As a result, after a one year intense curriculum and additional focus on the above specific projects, the student would return to the company armed with practical knowledge especially on those targeted projects.

Asia's oldest university enjoys 400th anniversary(2)

Asia's oldest university celebrates 400th anniversary with fireworks display

The 400-year-old institution's Rector, Rev Fr Rolando V. de la Rosa, OP, became the youngest-ever rector of UST when he was elected in 1990 at the age of 37. As part of its celebration, UST formed probably the largest living rosary in the world with over 20,000 students, faculty members, administrators and employees participating. 

On Ash Wednesday in March this year, UST mobilised about 24,000 people to form a black-and-white Dominican cross in front of the UST chapel and grandstand (picture).

Asia's oldest university enjoys 400th anniversary(1)

Asia's oldest university celebrates 400th anniversary with fireworks display

Philippines: The University of Santo Tomas celebrated its 400th anniversary in January this year, starting with a formal Eucharistic celebration. This was preceded by a week of festivities and culminated with a dazzling fireworks display. 

The papal legate, nearly 200 cardinals, archbishops, bishops, more than 700 priests as well as dozens of government officials, university presidents, about 75,000 students and alumni from all over the world attended the celebrations.

NTU starts Asia's first solar fuels laboratory(2)

NTU opens Asia's first solar fuels laboratory to develop new energy sources

"Nature has lots of wonderful ways to renew itself. We can learn a lot from nature, if we look hard enough, to find sustainable solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. Inspired by the way leaves use sunlight to produce energy, we can mimic nature and perfect water-splitting technology. 

This will allow for the separation of water into hydrogen and oxygen. We can then convert solar energy into hydrogen in large quantities in a clean and sustainable manner," explained Prof Bertil Andersson, NTU's President-Designate and an internationally-renowned biochemist. 

"The Solar Fuels Lab is an initiative in support of Sustainable Earth, one of NTU's Five Peaks of Excellence," said Prof Freddy Boey, NTU's Provost-Designate, who was the previous Chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering. The laboratory will be jointly managed by NTU's School of Materials Science and Engineering and the Energy Research Institute at NTU.

NTU starts Asia's first solar fuels laboratory(1)

NTU opens Asia's first solar fuels laboratory to develop new energy sources

Asia's first solar fuels laboratory at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), set up in February 2011, aims to create efficient and sustainable sources of solar fuel by developing a device that can extract large amounts of hydrogen from water using sunlight.

When perfected, this "artificial leaf" technology can reduce dependence on crude oil and help to ease problems caused by global warming and climate change. 

To develop solar-driven technology that is commercially viable, the researchers need to find suitable combinations of chemical catalysts that can speed up the artificial photosynthesis process using minimal energy. That will enable the large-scale production of fuel to be carried out in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

SKKU proud of Asia's oldest university(2)

SKKU boasts of Asia's oldest university with over 600-year-long history

It would be misleading, however, to view the school merely in the context of its pre-modern history. SKKU also takes pride in the school's innovative spirit. 

As a result of the never-ending efforts to place natural sciences on an equal footing with its strong foundation in humanities, SKKU now operates two campuses: the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus and the Natural Sciences Campus. 

Relying upon a highly successful partnership with Samsung, a Korea-based leading global IT giant, which has generously funded several core initiatives, the school has been alleged to be rapidly developing and prospering since 1996. 

Mr. Kim Junyoung, President of SKKU stressed: "Under the catch-phrase 'Unique Origin Unique Future,' SKKU continuously pursues to integrate its foundation philosophy with the modern technology with a vision of cultivating global talents who will lead the 21st century."

SKKU proud of Asia's oldest university(1)

SKKU boasts of Asia's oldest university with over 600-year-long history

Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) was founded in 1398 as the highest national educational institute in the early years of the Chosun Dynasty in South Korea. 

As the oldest university in Asia, it has fostered leaders of the Korean society for more than 600 years. '修己治人,' pronounced as 'Su-Gi-Chi-In,' SKKU's main ideology, teaches that SKKU students sincerely strive to perfect themselves to contribute to the society. 

Old Sungkyunkwan was established over 600 years ago by royal decree to promote the scholarship in Confucianism. As a nation's highest educational institution, old Sungkyunkwan went through vicissitudes with the country it had served. 

Though a long history alone cannot guarantee the excellence of an institution, the rich culture, which exudes from a profound tradition, is surely a unique and valuable asset of the school.

Study with Nikkei Asian Review(4)

Can Asia fall in love with tea again?
Coffee's rise has tea companies scrambling to rebrand the region's favorite drink

Please share your impression on this week's cover story.

Please name out the world's top two tea producers. In addition, which countries are world's three biggest tea drinkers in absolute terms?

What makes Pantjoran Tea House in Jakarta's Chinatown differentiate itself from coffee shops in the city's malls? 

What are the key factors lying behind top tea companies' recent efforts to rebrand Asia’s favorite drink?

If any, please let us know your own experience of enjoying teas in Asia.

Study with Nikkei Asian Review(2)

Setting the Tone
New Starts are bursting into Asia's music market – and the world is listening

Please share your impression on the new stars appeared in this week's article.

What are the key factors lying behind the emergence of new stars in the Asia's music industry?

Which Asian stars come to your mind breaking national or regional barriers other than those in the entertainment field?

What Korean companies tapping into the Asian market should learn from Asian music sensations? 

If any, please let us know your own experience with hallyu(Korean wave) at home or abroad.

Nikkei Asian Review Session(4)

Can Asia fall in love with tea again?
- Coffee's rise has tea companies scrambling to rebrand the region's favorite drink

Please share your impression on this week's cover story.

Please name out the world's top two tea producers. In addition, which countries are world's three biggest tea drinkers in absolute terms?

What makes Pantjoran Tea House in Jakarta's Chinatown differentiate itself from coffee shops in the city's malls? 

What are the key factors lying behind top tea companies' recent efforts to rebrand Asia's favorite drink?

If any, please let us know your own experience of enjoying teas in Asia.

Nikkei Asian Review Session(2)

Setting the Tone
New Starts are bursting into Asia’s music market – and the world is listening

Please share your impression on the new stars appeared in this week's article.

What are the key factors lying behind the emergence of new stars in the Asia's music industry?

 

 

Which Asian stars come to your mind breaking national or regional barriers other than those in the entertainment field?

What Korean companies tapping into the Asian market should learn from Asian music sensations? 

If any, please let us know your own experience with hallyu(Korean wave) at home or abroad.

How I became interested in Southeast Asia(4)

Brief story of how I became interested in Southeast Asia including Indonesia

This role gave me an opportunity to be hired by QS Asia, an Asia-Pacific branch of QS. As a marketing and PR director for the Korean and Japanese market, I went back and forth between Singapore and Seoul in 2011~2012. 

In doing so, I could observe the situation of the contemporary higher education industry in Asia. Actually, this is when I was seriously linked to Southeast Asia first. The reason is that I stayed and worked in Singapore, the most-advanced country in the region.

It was Indonesia in which country I was involved after Singapore. Around the summer of 2013, I made up my mind to apply for a position at a newly-established company by my Indonesian friend and Korean friend in Bandung, Indonesia.